Aristotle
Ancient Greece
-384 // -322
Philosopher
-384 // -322
Philosopher
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Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them
Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and forms of government
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers
Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others
Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit
Bad men are full of repentance
At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst
Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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